Match play

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  ·noun Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. II. Play ·noun Performance on an instrument of music. III...

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• play

  To play booty; to play with an intention to lose. To play the whole game; to cheat. To play least in...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• play

  to play, to boil, spoken of a kettle, pot, or other vessel full of liquor ; playing hot, boiling hot...

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• play

  Motion in the frame, masts, &c. Also said of the marine steam-engine when it is in action or in play...

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• Match

  ·v An agreement, compact, ·etc. II. Match ·v A matrimonial union; a marriage. III. Match ·v Equali...

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• match

  A wager of emulation by rowing, sailing, manœuvring, &c. (See quick match.) ♦ Slow match, used by ...

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• Medal play

  ·add. ·- Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of strokes. ...

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• Le Tennis Play

  Two tenements so called in the parish of Allhallows the Less formerly belonging to St. Thomas of Aco...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• to play possum

  'He's playing possum with you,' is a common expression at the South and West, and means that he is d...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• play-actor

  A theatrical performer. The expression is objectionable, because the term actor is itself a technica...

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• Bickford match

  ·add. ·- A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a ...

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• Consolation match

  ·add. ·- ·Alt. of Consolation race. ...

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• Match game

  ·add. ·- A game arranged as a test of superiority; also, one of a series of such games. ...

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• Match-cloth

  ·noun A coarse cloth. ...

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• Match-coat

  ·noun A coat made of match-cloth. ...

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• Parlor match

  ·add. ·- A friction match that contains little or no sulphur. ...

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• Slugging match

  ·add. ·- A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy hitting than skill. II. Slugging matc...

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• cat match

  When a rook or cully is engaged amongst bad bowlers. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• match-box

  See bean, Queensland ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• tight match

  A close or even match, as of two persons wrestling or running together; and hence a difficulty. 'The...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• clap-match

  A sort of seal, distinct from the fur-seal. ...

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• match-tubs

  Conical tubs about 18 inches in height, which have a sunken head perforated with holes, to admit the...

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• quick match

  Used as a train to any charge to be fired rapidly, is made of cotton threads treated with a composit...

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• slow match

  See match. ...

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• tub, match

  A conical tub used to guard the slow match in action. They were formerly about five-gallon capacity,...

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• Play House Yard

  East out of Water Lane, Blackfriars, to Church Entry. In Farringdon Ward Within (P.O. Directory). F...

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• tower hill play

  A slap on the face, and a kick on the breech. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• to play second fiddle

  is to take an inferior part in any project or undertaking. A metaphor borrowed from a musical perfor...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• match-box bean

  n. another name for the ripehard seed of the Queensland Bean, Entadascandens, Benth., N.O. Legumino...

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